Posts tagged - embroidered birds

Posted on May 7th, 2014

I was stoked to get a custom order request from a friend in Melbourne last week. She asked me to make a framed embroidery of a kea. In case you’re not from around here, the kea is a beautiful bird found only in New Zealand. It’s an alpine parrot, and likes to live amid snowy […]

Posted on March 16th, 2014

While I’ve been waiting and wondering about potential jobs this week, I’ve added a few new embroidered birds to my collection. #6: Pied Stilt #7: Kea #8: Pukeko I love how the stitching process forces me to get out of my head and focus on a single task. I lose track of time, I stop […]

Posted on February 28th, 2014

Happy Friday! I’ve managed to achieve quite a lot this week. I’ve applied for a heap of jobs, done lots of baking, and stitched five bird brooches. The first brooch was inspired by a trip out to Pukaha, an awesome wildlife conservation centre. We had a coffee in the cafe there, which overlooks the takahe […]